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Transportation for America recently named James Corless campaign manager.

A senior planner for San Francisco's Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), he will help the coalition secure investments for infrastructure projects, and increase support for public transit and high-speed rail. The coalition includes housing, environmental, public health, urban planning and transportation organizations that support the creation of a 21st century national transportation program.

At MTC, Corless has promoted the coalition's efforts to reduce transportation demand through smart-growth strategies, worked with local governments to finance and promote transit-oriented development, and overseen the group's environmental and livable communities campaigns. He previously served as California director for the Surface Transportation Policy Project.